100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3265

 

Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2605/2605-40  was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-4

    Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in Section on Division of Forensic Services.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning law enforcement.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
62605-40 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-40)  (was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-4)
8    Sec. 2605-40. Division of Forensic Services. The Division
9of Forensic Services shall exercise the the following
10functions:
11        (1) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by
12    law in the Department by the Criminal Identification Act.
13        (2) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by
14    law in the Department by Section 2605-300 of this Law.
15        (3) Provide assistance to local law enforcement
16    agencies through training, management, and consultant
17    services.
18        (4) (Blank).
19        (5) Exercise other duties that may be assigned by the
20    Director in order to fulfill the responsibilities and
21    achieve the purposes of the Department.
22        (6) Establish and operate a forensic science
23    laboratory system, including a forensic toxicological

 

 

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1    laboratory service, for the purpose of testing specimens
2    submitted by coroners and other law enforcement officers in
3    their efforts to determine whether alcohol, drugs, or
4    poisonous or other toxic substances have been involved in
5    deaths, accidents, or illness. Forensic toxicological
6    laboratories shall be established in Springfield, Chicago,
7    and elsewhere in the State as needed.
8        (6.5) Establish administrative rules in order to set
9    forth standardized requirements for the disclosure of
10    toxicology results and other relevant documents related to
11    a toxicological analysis. These administrative rules are
12    to be adopted to produce uniform and sufficient information
13    to allow a proper, well-informed determination of the
14    admissibility of toxicology evidence and to ensure that
15    this evidence is presented competently. These
16    administrative rules are designed to provide a minimum
17    standard for compliance of toxicology evidence and is not
18    intended to limit the production and discovery of material
19    information. These administrative rules shall be submitted
20    by the Department of State Police into the rulemaking
21    process under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act on
22    or before June 30, 2017.
23        (7) Subject to specific appropriations made for these
24    purposes, establish and coordinate a system for providing
25    accurate and expedited forensic science and other
26    investigative and laboratory services to local law

 

 

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1    enforcement agencies and local State's Attorneys in aid of
2    the investigation and trial of capital cases.
3(Source: P.A. 99-801, eff. 1-1-17.)